What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Been wanting to do the same thing. What type of lights did you use? And where’d you get that switch?

 

These guys are awesome. Getting stuff from them from over a year. They are cheaper than Camelback.

 

Good looking out brother! Just got 10

 

Got the fucking thing out all it took was a little heat thank God. Struggling with the intermediate shaft but I’ll save that for tomorrow.

The question is should I replace that high pressure line? I can get one from Autozone for $86? The line currently just looks bad but I think it’ll work fine. May just take some work to get it to go back in.

Thoughts??

 

Anyone got a good link to a washer resivor relocation? Mines busted close to the top and can’t find a factory style one for reasonable cost

 

Do you think you will think about it later? Thats my philosophy. If it will bug me later, replace it now while its out.

 

If it all works no ha. But if it doesn’t then I’ll kick my self for not doing it, but it’s not hard to get to this point and it’s not my DD so I’ll survive. So it’s a toss up

 

Replaced breather valve on rear diff. Hopefully this was causing a small bit of seepage in right rear drum. Just replaced that right side seal and bearing this past spring.

 

yikes. I doubt thats the problem.

Did you set the retainer ring correctly?

 

Find a factory intake from a junkyard.

 

Might try to upload a video later but I've developed a real groany creaking sound coming from what seems like my SPC upper control arm on the driver's side...they'e got about 35k miles on them and the bushings look good from what I can tell by looking at them. I grease the ball joint every 5k or so. Dunno what it could be unless maybe the bushings are dry and dirty...But it's definitely more of a creaking than a squeaking. Its real loud when driving especially when I take off from a stop. Hmm

 

Yeah, very anal about that kind of stuff. Replaced seal twice the first time cause I thought I had put the axle in and out one too many times doing the grease test. It was fine, I just wanted to make sure. From all that I've recently found out is if the breather tube aint working, that pressures gotta go somewhere. It could possibly be the retainer ring, or seal, but I've cleaned the drum and shoes and will check it again in a couple days to see if problem still exists. If it does then it's back to the press. After doing it twice in the past year (left and right now) it's getting easier to do the seals and bearings.

 

Here's a picture with the truck touching the bumps. Still plenty of room between the spindle and bucket. Never realized how often I must be hitting my bumps and compressing them to the point that the spindle hits. Not really a surprise with my fatty though.


20180919_183439 by Ryan Heintzelman - Flickr2BBcode

 

What style behind head light or ..

 

Wow.. so I just got my OEM Toyota UBJs in the mail today and I literally pressed it in and got the snap ring on in under 5 mins.. never buying after market again, so ridiculous.

 

Thanks for the heads up.

Just ordered a new power steering pump for $300 shipped. Best price I've seen by far.

My 2nd Napa reman is on it's way out.

Now to figure out a power steering cooler to hopefully extend it's life.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/diy-wiper-fluid-reservoir-relocation-for-1st-gen-tacomas.441906/

 

This sound familiar to anyone?

Think I've narrowed it down to my UCA but I'm not 100% sure...ball joint is greased and the bushings look good.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aTpNdh5BUIc

 

You can’t grease the bushing can you?

 

Sounds more like a spherical bearing than poly bushings.

Spray the lower bearing on your coilovers with some lubricant and see if it goes away.